News: A Malaysian Airliner With 295 Passengers crashed near Russia/Ukrainian Border

A Malaysian Boeing 777 airliner with 295 passengers on board has crashed into  the border between Russia and Ukraine. Several reports indicated that the aircraft which was flying from Amsterdam’s Schipol airport to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russian forces. There are no independent confirmation of the allegations. The crash comes just months after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared in March.    ...

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Ozil donate his world cup bonus to sick Brazil Children

Mesut Özil, the midfielder for Germany's World Cup-winning team, just set an example that all stars need to see. After Germany won the final, each player received a bonus of more than $400,000. (Spain, for instance, had proposed a $980,000 winning bonus, to great outcry.) Instead of keeping his portion, however, Özil donated it all to support the surgeries of sick Brazilian children.  Prior to the World Cup he gave money to support 11...

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A German designers create life-like body parts from silicone

At first glance, these pictures appear to show a normal hand. But a closer inspection reveals a clever prosthetic in the place of the thumb. The silicone digit is the work of a German company, who specialise in individually-tailored prosthetics to meet the unique needs of people who lose fingers, hands, toes, feet or legs. The work is the brainchild of designers Alex Stamos and Christoph Braun, of Stamos and Braun Prosthesenwerk. Mr...

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2014-15 Season: Mourinho's Opportunity to prove himself

After a slew of offseason moves, the pressure is on Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho to deliver a title in 2014-15. Given Roman Abramovich's historical impatience and the fact he has already granted Mourinho a season's grace without a trophy, the logical answer would suggest he would be relieved of his duties. Whether he should, though, will reside in the context of any perceived failure. Should Chelsea experience the type of season that Manchester...

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